Source Monday, 26 April 2021, 13:01 Hundreds of people, including many foreign workers, were evacuated by air and sea while thousands of locals walked to nearby districts following the jihadist attack in Mozambique's Palma last month. INTERNATIONAL NEWS - French energy giant Total on Monday confirmed it is suspending work on a massive $20 billion gas project in northern Mozambique following the latest jihadist assault on a nearby town last month. Total removed its remaining staff from the Afungi peninsula natural gas site after a jihadist raid in the nearby town of Palma on March 24 left dozens of people dead. It had already evacuated some workers and suspended construction in January following a series of jihadist attacks nearby.